GM, can we Aid in the Religion checks, even if we are untrained? Cirri has a +5 Wisdom bonus, so it is worth trying if she can.
Standard Aid rules!
Alright, I'm gonna use my reaction to Aid, since it doesn't say anything about Trained vs Untrained.
I assume I have to move within the whirlwind to Aid, so I'll Stride instead of Raising my Shield.
Doc has been moved.
Long day - will move us along tomorrow!
Long day - will move us along tomorrow!
Gunna need one more day to get back on the horse!
Take your time! I'm certainly not going anywhere fast, lol.
Climbing back on now...
Standard Aid rules!
Cirri - you seem to be reading over the "Prepare" part of rules here.
As it is unclear, I'm going to rule that the Prepare activity takes an equivalent number of actions as the activity to be Aided, or (◆↺) to Aid (◆), (◆◆↺) to Aid (◆◆), and (◆◆◆↺) to Aid (◆◆◆).
Oh, I see. Sorry about that. Not like Cirri would have helped this round.
Might be best for Osh to Delay until after the sandman so he doesn't have to stray so far into enemy territory, though I'm not sure if the sandman has a ranged attack.
Anyone else in the party think otherwise?
The best strategy for now is to stay at the boundary of the sandstorm, close enough for you to try to disable it. No point going in there.
I'll drop Osh a message just in case - maybe he accidentally snoozed this thread.
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Spoke with Osh who is working his way back to the game.
In the meantime, I’m with family these next few days, and posting should be spotty and low tech until I return.
Da-BumpBump!Added Doc!In the event a PC is "up" for more than 24 hours, this is a buddy system where players vouch to "bot" the missing player alphabetically before and after (and wrapping around) their own PC's name. To assist when you are out, please house "botting instructions" in your character's profile:
◆) Aoibhean
◆) Cirri
◆) Doc
◆) Max
◆) Osh
Bump
So... where is this going to put Aiobhean? Using Hero Points to cheat death?
I was so dang excited before remembering that I had to make a reflex save.
Which effects on movement are you accounting for, and which are you ignoring?
I'm not ignoring any. It's 5 feet of movement to leave the room (unless outside the room is also difficult terrain). I can't be moved into Cirri's space, so that pulls me back 10 feet. I then have either 30 or 35 feet of movement remaining, which even with the difficult terrain is enough to get me out of the room.
If that wouldn't be enough to get me out in a single Stride action, then instead of picking up the staff I'd have left it and used two actions to Stride out of the room.
Aiobhean,
Your movement triggers the reaction, interrupting and knocking you back 15 feet, past Cirri, and then you have to contend with overlapping blindness and sandy difficult terrain.
Your alternative suggestion would be using future knowledge of the outcome of a die result and then retconning your declared action based upon that future knowledge.
Let me know if can proceed please?
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Hey guys, sorry for being absent lately. I've had a very rough last few weeks. Mom was hospitalized after a pretty nasty accident then got COVID pretty bad. Still slowly recovering, but not 100% yet.
I'm going to read over the game to see what I've missed and try to push out a post tonight. May not be until tomorrow though.
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Thank you! Mom is *much* better. But likely in a wheelchair for the next few months.
It's not based on prior knowledge, as I made the decision to pick up the staff after mathing out the movement I thought I'd need to leave. We already had full knowledge of the effects of the reaction and I assumed I'd fail (since I could only succeed on a nat 20). It's the sort of thing that, if we were at a table, we could have clarified very quickly before I took any actions at all, so I don't think it's unreasonable to just change whether I picked the staff up. I'm out of the fight regardless.
Ish: I'm very sorry you're going through that, it's really terrifying whenever someone I know gets sick. Hoping for a swift recovery for your mom. <3
Moving on with Four
Aiobhean, I'm going to ask you to step down at this time - GMing for you has been difficult, and I do not see it being something I am looking forward to for the next couple years of this AP.
To the rest, I am prepared to move on with a four-person team, and unless I hear otherwise (publicly or privately), my assumption is that we are moving on with four.
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That's fine. Playing with you has been difficult, and this game had become a source of stress rather than something I looked forward to each day. The fact that I only found out I had been dropped because the game was suddenly missing from my campaigns, rather than any direct communication from you, is emblematic of why.
I encourage you to consider why you have lost 5 players in as many months, and to work on improving your communication and interaction with your players. In particular: if you think a player has made a mistake, be clear about what that is and offer an explanation, rather than ask open-ended questions that may only invite more confusion. Be willing to consider a counter-argument or compromise. Finally, assume good intentions.
Good luck, everyone. I sincerely hope things are smoother going forward.
Going to try and salvage this game folks!
I am currently under the assumption that folks are interested in continuing here - please let me know if that is otherwise.
In the meantime, I am ready to progress us forward once the party has some direction about where to go next, and can nudge you towards opening the maps in Campaign Tabs.
I'm ready to continue once the party has regrouped. It's never easy to get the perfect team right off the bat, especially for a long term AP.
I am also ready to continue.
Looks like we are at a stand still... In Campaign Tabs, there are three links to maps:
Bonmu:
Temple of Irori:
Tactical Map / Slides:
For both the "Bonmu" and "Temple of Irori" maps, I am using clouds to cover up the areas the party has yet to explore. A version of the Hexploration rules is used to track time, with a scale that is 1/48th: instead of measuring turns in days, they are measured in half-hours. In Campaign Tabs, I am tracking the following metrics:
⌛Time: 410 minutes
⛈️Weather: Today @ Clear, Tomorrow @ Partially Cloudy
☀️Date: (☑|□□□) @ Early (☑☑,☑☑,☑☑,☑☑), Noon (☑☑,☑☑,☑☑,□□), Evening (□□,□□,□□,□□), Late (□□,□□,□□,□□)
♠️Silver Feathers: (☑☑☑□□,□□□□□)
With "Time" measured from Before Sunrise to 16 hours later After Sunset. Each "□" is one turn (or one feather). As the game has progressed, I have tracked these metrics ongoing. Feel free to favorite this post as a sort of "Legend"? Will use "quorum of two" for now before progressing the game!
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Hey - I'm still here and interested in playing. Sorry for lack of communication on my end. It's been a stressful past month and haven't been in the best head space. But I'm feeling much better and ready to continue.
Got some Vocabulary in this fight!
Cover + Greater Cover + Total Cover
Escape
Force Open
Observed
Restrained
Tethered (see "Round Six" Post)
Undetected
Double checking, Map is correct as posted.
Black has overlapping conditions based on different character's perceptions.
Got some Vocabulary in this fight!
Cover + Greater Cover + Total Cover
Escape
Force Open
Observed
Restrained
Tethered (see "Round Six" Post)
Undetected
You've been doing a good job so far, Max.
A quick glance through Osh's character sheet shows that he has a 15 foot climb speed and Quick Climb, so depending on the walls he could get up there. Time to suplex spiders off the top ropes?
Doc what is the Level of this spell so I can post it in the Tracker? 4?
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+ More Vocabulary:
Got some Vocabulary in this fight!
Cover + Greater Cover + Total Cover
Escape
Force Open
Observed
Restrained
Tethered (see "Round Six" Post)
UndetectedWeb > Tethered:A creature hit by the spider’s web Strike is restrained and tethered to the spider, preventing it from moving farther away from the spider. The spider can have one creature tethered at a time, with a DC to Escape or Force Open. The tether can be severed with a Strike, but this doesn’t free the restrained creature.
It is at Spell Level 4, yes. No heightening going on.
Doc, what does your Curse do?
Doc heals for 5 less then I showed.
Also, Osh will heal for 6, 3, and 5 (total 14) for being the creature closest to me when casting non cantrip spells. The 6 from last turn, and 8 for this turn.
I will mark Doc to 54/171 at the next pass.
But I do not understand the second part of your response?
I'll be on a vacation this weekend. The hotel should have wifi but if you don't hear from me for the next 40 hours you know why.
If Cirri needs to be botted, she will use her unarmed strikes on the baby spiders (+21 attack, agile, 2d4+4 nonlethal bludegeoning) and then raise her shield to boost her AC to 31. She also has Poison Resistance, giving +1 saves and 5 resistance to poison damage.
Whenever you finish casting a non-cantrip spell, you restore Hit Points equal to the spell level to your choice of either one target of the spell or the creature nearest to you. You can't heal yourself in this way. This healing has the healing, necromancy, and positive traits, as well as the tradition trait of the spell.
Since Osh is next to Doc, he is eligible for this healing.
Enjoy your vacation, Cirri!
BumpDa-BumpBump!Added Doc!In the event a PC is "up" for more than 24 hours, this is a buddy system where players vouch to "bot" the missing player alphabetically before and after (and wrapping around) their own PC's name. To assist when you are out, please house "botting instructions" in your character's profile:
◆) Aoibhean
◆) Cirri
◆) Doc
◆) Max
◆) Osh
Will look up the mechanics for poison-sac extraction later today: Stand by!
Skills: Nature
Time: 10 minutes
Outcome: Each Success counts as full "Raw Materials" for one dose of poison
DC: Creature's Level
Critical Success: Counts as two Successes; raise subsequent DCs by 5
Success: Counts as one Success; raise subsequent DCs by 5
Failure: Counts as zero Successes; raise subsequent DCs by 2
Critical Failure: Venom sacs spoiled; creature can no longer be harvested
Raise the Extraction DC by the number of days the creature has been left to rot; perhaps slower or faster in colder or hotter climes.
Mother Spider's Base DC is 28
I'm sorry, but I can no longer continue on this game. I apologize for the inconvenience, but please remove me from the campaign.
Good luck to everyone. I hope things go well for all of you moving forward.
Moving on with Three
Best of luck to you Doc.
Just dropping in a vote of confidence that I am moving on with three (pending recruitment), and will be adjusting the challenges accordingly (Weak adjustment, etc), to keep this game going! If anyone else is jumping ship at this time, please let me know, otherwise I am assuming we press on.
...and waiting in Gameplay for Rest Actions and Next Directions...